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Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren’t there more people getting treatment?

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Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't there more people getting treatment?

Hepatitis C can cause severe liver damage and leads to approximately 15,000 deaths in the United States each year. James Cavallini/BSIP/Universal Images hide caption Advertisment toggle caption on/off Advertisment James Cavallini/BSIP/Universal Images Hepatitis C can cause severe liver damage and leads to approximately 15,000 deaths in the United States each year. Advertisment James Cavallini/BSIP/Universal Images … Read more

Big bets on health AI

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Big bets on health AI

The health AI investment boom is underway. | AFP via Getty Images Healthcare delays behind other sectors in using generative AI, the kind that can answer questions and generate content. But the big money flowing into the industry could soon drive adoption. Healthcare systems are like nuclear plants. They don’t want to change. They have … Read more

The National Policy Institute is established to develop and disseminate research to support state and local public sector employees and retirees

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The National Policy Institute is established to develop and disseminate research to support state and local public sector employees and retirees

The National Institute for Public Employee Health Care Policy will work to advance the knowledge base on key issues impacting public sector buyers, their health care plans, and the state and local employees they serve. WASHINGTON, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, a new organization, the National Institute for Public Employee Health Policy launches to … Read more

New insurer joining state Medicaid program gives Iowans more options

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Liz Matney, director of Iowa Medicaid.

Beginning Saturday, Iowa’s new Medicaid insurer Molina Healthcare will administer benefits to 205,181 Iowans under Medicaid and Hawki as the insurer officially joins the state program. July 1 marks the start date for two managed care agreements with Iowa Medicaid, a joint state and federal program that funds approximately $7 billion annually in health care … Read more

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First Health Care Costs Hearing Reveals More Questions Than Answers | CT news junkie

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First Health Care Costs Hearing Reveals More Questions Than Answers | CT news junkie

OHS Executive Director Deidre Gifford Credit: Mike Savino’s photo State officials have tried to get a better look at what’s driving health care costs soaring, but a Wednesday hearing raised largely more questions than answers. The Office of Health Strategy held its first-ever hearing to review some of the findings from its March report that … Read more

North Carolina’s LGBTQ+ health care landscape is uncertain as bills affecting their community take shape

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A woman holding a baby holds up a cardboard sign that reads "Body autonomy for each body."

By Lucas Thomas After the recent passage of several bills affecting LGBTQ youth in the North Carolina General Assembly, there isn’t much that people in those communities can do other than strategize for what lies ahead. After more than 50 minutes of floor debate in the Senate on Tuesday, lawmakers approved House Bill 808, which … Read more

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Mass programs work to narrow the affordability gap for food and health care

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Advertisment Mass programs work to narrow the affordability gap for food and health care Advertisment Three Sisters Garden Project and the Massachusetts Medical Society are closing the gap. Advertisment Updated: 8 PM EDT June 28, 2023 Hide transcript Show transcript The tricky thing about gaps in companies and curb talk is that we get used … Read more

More than a third of LGBTQ+ cancer patients report discrimination in healthcare

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Source/Disclosures Published by: Disclosures: Helium | HemOnc Today was unable to confirm financial information material to Arias at the time of the report. Advertisment Advertisment Advertisment ADD A TOPIC TO E-MAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an … Read more

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Hospital insurance contract in doubt due to possible conflict of interest | Benito Link

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Hospital insurance contract in doubt due to possible conflict of interest | Benito Link

Advertisment Advertisment The San Benito Health District Board meeting on June 22 The meeting was a chaotic confrontation involving members of the public, board members and nurses from Hazel Hawkins Hospital. Nine community members, along with nurses and doctors, were often applauded by others in the room as they questioned the board’s ability to govern … Read more

HRAs continue to deliver high-quality, personalized health care to more American workers: In one year, coverage tripled for ICHRA; doubled for QSEHRA

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HRAs continue to deliver high-quality, personalized health care to more American workers: In one year, coverage tripled for ICHRA; doubled for QSEHRA

Tax-advantaged accounts strengthen ACA market, labor market competitiveness and access to employer-funded health coverage WASHINGTON, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the HRA Council released its 2023 data report on the state of health reimbursement arrangements, including HRAs for Small Qualified Employers (QSEHRA) and Individually Covered HRAs (ICHRA). The report shows that between 2022 and … Read more

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